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Inferior median sternotomy [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1999
We have read with interest the report of Legarra et al. [1] regarding the use of an inferior median sternotomy incision in patients with a tracheostomy. We have been able to take advantage of their technique’s description to solve a legal problem. A case of death by hanging was considered adequate for multiorgan transplantation including the heart.
J M, Bernal, J M, Rabasa, J A, Sarralde, C, Morales, J M, Revuelta   +4 more
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Carotid artery ligation via sternotomy as a palliative surgery: Case report of advanced intramediastinal malignant soft tissue tumor

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Under extreme conditions and in palliative settings, shared decision making with the patient is vital; narrative decisions beyond evidence could be considered.
Kohtaro Eguchi, Kenya Kobayashi, Tomonari Takano, Akiko Ito, Azusa Sakai, Atsuo Ikeda, Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Go Omura, Fumihiko Matsumoto, Seiichi Yoshimoto   +9 more
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Faulty sternotomy and complications after median sternotomy

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1988
In 11 of 55 patients with complications of median sternotomy, a paramedian sternotomy has been detected by computed tomography or at reparative operation. The thin side of the sternum is easily broken by the closing wires, this being the cause of instability and probably dehiscence and consequent infection and osteomyelitis.
R, Shafir, J, Weiss, O, Herman, N, Cohen, D, Stern, Y, Igra   +5 more
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Recurrent Bilateral Breast Abscesses after Sternotomy

Case Reports in Surgery, 2012
Median sternotomy is the most commonly used incision in cardiothoracic procedures. Development of breast abscess after sternotomy is a very rare situation.
Hamza Cinar, Ali Naki Ulusoy, Emir Fatih Kaya, Gökhan Lap, Kagan Karabulut, Ayfer Kamalı Polat, Gökhan Selcuk Özbalci   +6 more
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VAC Therapy Use in the Treatment of Complicated Post-Surgical Wounds in Cardiosurgery. Our Experience

Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії, 2019
Introduction. Wound infection as a complication after cardiosurgery is a dangerous condition which significantly in-creases the length of stay and raises the risk of post-surgical complications; this condition is one of the most threatening and may even ...
V. Beleiovych
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Mechanism of sternotomy dehiscence [PDF]

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2014
Biomechanical modelling of the forces acting on a median sternotomy can explain the mechanism of sternotomy dehiscence, leading to improved closure techniques.Chest wall forces on 40 kPa coughing were measured using a novel finite element analysis (FEA) ellipsoid chest model, based on average measurements of eight adult male thoracic computerized ...
Casha, Aaron, Gatt, Ruben, Duca, Edward, Gauci, Marilyn, Schembri-Wismayer, Pierre, Camilleri-Podesta, Marie Therese, Grima, Joseph N., Manche, Alexander   +7 more
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Maximal Thymectomy via Mini Sternotomy with Pleural Preservation

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2022
Gaurav Patel Background There are different surgical techniques used for maximal thymectomy. Each technique has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Gaurav Patel, Bojja V. Kishore Reddy, Prakash Patil   +2 more
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2011
Purpose A retrospective study to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy on sternal infection and osteomyelitis following median sternotomy.
Lien Te-Cheng, Shie Huei-Guan, Chen Yen-Wen, Yu Wen-Kuang, Kao Hsin-Kuo, Wang Jia-Horng   +5 more
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Single-Stage Open Repair of Extensive Arch and Descending Thoracic Aneurysm through Sternotomy: A Case Report

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Extensive thoracic aortic disease involving the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and the descending thoracic aorta may require multiple surgical and interventional managements, which impose a burden in terms of cumulative surgical trauma and the risk ...
Joon Young Kim, Hong Rae Kim, Joon Bum Kim   +2 more
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Sternal pseudoarthrosis after resternotomy treated with the Strasbourg Thoracic Osteosyntheses System: a case report

Acta Medica Lituanica, 2013
Sternal dehiscence is a serious complication after general thoracic and cardiac surgery. Sternal resuturing, performed by simple rewiring or technical modification of rewiring, can fail overall when the bone quality is poor or the sternum is completely ...
Ričardas Janilionis, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Vytautas Jovaišas, Žymantas Jagelavičius, Ramūnas Valančius   +4 more
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